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Quick 17030 - 4 December 2024 - for
the Guardian
Across
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Retort (6,4)
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To the point (8)
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Pudding – not sweet (4)
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Lacking in substance (4)
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Drain cover, say (7)
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Work together (11)
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Virgin Mary (3,4)
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Downsides (4)
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Strike – rate (4)
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Maritime (8)
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Of doubtful authenticity (10)
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Accomplished (5)
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Uncommon (7)
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Testing experience (4)
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American loo (8)
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Be good enough (3,2)
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A Clockwork ____, Anthony Burgess novel and Stanley Kubrick film (6)
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Scornful (8)
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They’re an item (6)
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Scrap (7)
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Eagerly receive (3,2)
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Delay (5)
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Feeble (4)